jim420 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 [hv=d=s&v=n&s=s7h6432d85ckt7543]133|100|Scoring: IMPW N E S- - - P1♥ 1♠ 4♥ PP X P ?[/hv] [hv=d=s&v=n&s=s7h6432d85ckt7543]133|100|Scoring: IMPW N E S- - - P1♥ 1♠ 4♥ PP X P ?[/hv] What should be the meaning for these doubles and your actions now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 The first one is t/o, typically a 6133 and 16 points or such. I would pass. Partner leads the ace of spades and gives suit preference with the second spade. The second one is whatever dbl you play against a natural overcall of your 1NT, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 [hv=d=n&v=e&s=sj7hkjt7dk95cakj8]133|100|Scoring: IMPW N E S- - - 1NT2♣ P 2♦ PP X P ? 2♣: capp (one suited)2♦: ask[/hv] What should be the meaning for these doubles and your actions now? X of 2 clubs should be takeout, IMHO, so this X should be a balanced 6+ count. Leave it in unless you have good reason to pull. You don't, so pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantumcat Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Why is it a takeout of clubs when the 2♣ bidder has just said he has diamonds by passing the 2♦? Also, don't you think we need a little application to write bidding sequences in like we have for hands, it can be quite hard to read when the columns don't match up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Why is it a takeout of clubs when the 2♣ bidder has just said he has diamonds by passing the 2♦? A double on the original 2♣ could be t/o on clubs based on the theory that a hand that wants to dbl any other suit for t/o could wait an still be able to double at the 2-level. I would rather play a dbl of 2♣ as t/o of spades, though. If the capp-overcaller has a red suit, it's still safe to double in next round, but if he has spades it's nice to show your hand immediately before p gets forced to bid at the 3-level. If he has clubs (which he's less likely to have because he might not want to play at the 3-level and if he does he can just overcall 3♣), doubling in next round is more attractive than doubling spades because it's easier for p to leave in a dbl at the 3-level. Anyway, I would assume a double of 2♣ to be either "stolen bid" (Stayman) or showing clubs. Here in the Netherlands I think the default agreement among intermediate players is that it shows clubs (since nobody plays capp here you would have to assume the default agreement). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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